Jim Geraghty () is the senior political correspondent of ''

National Review ''National Review'' is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by the author William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief ...

'' and author of several books. In addition to writing for ''National Review'', Geraghty

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s for ''National Review Online'' and is a former reporter for States News Service.

Career

During the

2004 U.S. presidential election The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Chen ...

, Geraghty was often critical of Democratic Party presidential candidate

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. At the time his weblog used the name "The Kerry Spot". It was later renamed "TKS". Geraghty reported on the

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and Rathergate stories on a daily basis on behalf of National Review and was critical of

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and

Dan Rather Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (; born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. Rather began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hur ...

. Geraghty was one of the self described

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. Starting in March 2005, Geraghty posted to TKS from

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

, where he lived as an expatriate. In January 2007, he moved from TKS to a new blog, originally named "The Hillary Spot", but since renamed to "The Campaign Spot". Geraghty's first book, ''Voting to Kill: How 9/11 Launched the Era of Republican Leadership'' (Touchstone, ) was published in 2006. He wrote the novel ''The Weed Agency'', published by Crown Forum in June 2014, and coauthored ''Heavy Lifting'' with Cam Edwards, published by Regnery in October 2015. In November 2022, he argued in the ''Washington Post'' that Florida's governor,

Ron DeSantis Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician serving as the 46th governor of Florida since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis represented Florida's 6th district in the U.S. House of Repres ...

, "would represent a return to normality" if elected U.S. president in 2024.

References

External links

Archive
of Geraghty's articles for ''National Review''
TKS archives

''The Campaign Spot''

Geraghty on Mary Mapes' book ''Truth and Duty''
November 2, 2005 *
Jim Geraghty - Senior Political Correspondent - National Review
from

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